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1
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
- a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction
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2
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
- the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir
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The first known use of contradiction was in the 14th century
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